ebooks vs textbooks

7
eBooks Should Replace Traditional Textbooks By: Caleb Glaser

Upload: caleb-glaser

Post on 10-Apr-2017

136 views

Category:

Education


0 download

TRANSCRIPT

Page 1: eBooks vs Textbooks

eBooks Should Replace Traditional

TextbooksBy: Caleb Glaser

Page 2: eBooks vs Textbooks

Traditional Textbooks are Unnecessarily Heavy

Average weight of a college textbook is 4.8 pounds

Students have an average of 5 textbooks That’s an additional 20-25 pounds on a

students back

Page 3: eBooks vs Textbooks

eBooks Can Decrease the Load

Average laptop weighs 5 pounds Multiple books can be downloaded to one

device eBooks are cheaper than paper books

Page 4: eBooks vs Textbooks

Save Paper and Trees!

Most college textbooks range from 300-1200 pages

That’s a lot of trees being cut down eBooks can solve this problem

Page 5: eBooks vs Textbooks

It’s All About the Money

Publishers are continuously producing new versions

Most textbooks only last a couple years Forcing students to keep buying new

versions

Page 6: eBooks vs Textbooks

Affordable Option

Schools can provide tablets to each student Can be an additional tuition charge Tablets are no longer outrageously

expensive

Page 7: eBooks vs Textbooks

Conclusion

Save money and save the planet Start buying eBooks today!